Hoffnung Gerard, Signed (11 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Small 8vo. pp (52). Illustrated laminated boards. Issued without dust jacket. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Signed presentation copy from Hoffnung's wife 'Annetta Hoffnung.' ISBN: 0234774207 Very good indeed. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Small 8vo. pp (50). Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Signed presentation copy from Gerard Hoffnung's wife 'For Beppi and Mundi with love from Annetta.' VG+/VG (dust jacket slightly soiled).

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Square octavo. (32)pp. Original illustrated hardback. Very good indeed. Signed inscription by the author's wife, Annetta.

Hardcover. Small 8vo. pp (52). Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Signed presentation copy from Hoffnung's wife 'For Beppi and Mundi from Annetta.' Very good plus in very good dust jacket which is very slightly soiled. Decent copy.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original handwritten letter slip by German Artist Gerard Hoffnung. Dated 1956. A letter slip "for Yvonne Arnaud with ever increasing admiration from Gerard Hoffnung". Gerard Hoffnung (22 March 1925[1] - 28 September 1959) was an artist and musician, best known for his humorous works. Raised in Germany, Hoffnung was brought to London as a boy to escape the war. Over the next two decades in England, he became known as a cartoonist, tuba player, impresario, broadcaster and raconteur. Germaine Yvonne Arnaud ( 1890 - 1958) was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land Size is 100mm x 66mm. Condition is good.Gum residue to the rear. Ref19257. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 269. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered dark blue at the spine. Signed by the author widow, Eva Simpson on the front endpaper. German text. ISBN: 3784415296 Fine in fine dust wrapper.

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Paper by Artist Gerard Hoffnung. Undated. Gerard Hoffnung 1925-1959 was an artist and musician, best known for his humorous works. Size is 115mm x 80mm. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18815. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Gerard Hoffnung (illustrator). 1st Edition. Inscribed 'via Gerard Hoffnung' to Charlotte, from Molly. First edition, lacking dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's cloth. The spine and the edges are age-toned and discoloured, the spine ends and extremities bumped and bruised, with a few odd marks to the boards. Inscribed to the half title. The binding is firm; there is some spotting particularly to the prelims but throughout. An inscribed first edition of this charming work for children. Signed by Illustrator(s).

, first 2 titles being small collections of his works, both SIGNED by Annetta (widow of Gerard Hoffnung) and dedicated to 'Menina and John' (Menina Russell-King nee Mesquita being the secretary to Jonathan Cape), both are collections of black and white cartoons, other 2 titles being catalogues from exhibitions of Hoffnung's works, one of which has a bookmark SIGNED by Annetta and dedicated to 'John and Menina', these volumes with cartoons throughout the text, ISBN given is that of first title First Edition Thus , slight tanning to cover edges in first two volumes, pages nice and clean in all titles, overall a nice collection in very good condition , pictorial card covers Paperback SIGNED by author's widow ISBN: 190364304X.

Published in the Daily Express, 30 August 1954, on page six, for an article by Elizabeth Pakenham entitled "Do pets steal too much love?", this is a superb example of Hoffnung's gentle humour, in which a besotted small girl is feeding her beloved pony. Both are smiling, the pony has its tongue out, and the small girl's eyes are closed in rapturous contentment. The artist and musician Gerard Hoffnung (1925-1959) enjoyed a successful but brief career as a cartoonist, contributing to Lilliput, Punch, the Strand Magazine and The Tatler. His set of musical cartoons, from The Maestro (1953) to Hoffnung's Acoustics (1959), were one inspiration behind the Hoffnung music festivals, held at the Royal Festival Hall. Numerous distinguished musicians appeared, including Malcolm Arnold, Donald Swann, Dennis Brain, Aaron Copland, and William Walton. Writing in a reprint of the Hoffnung Companion to Music in 2000, the comedian Harry Enfield noted "Gerard Hoffnung is a treat. His contribution to civilisation is immensely valuable, and it is wonderful that we can still celebrate it and be warmed by it. I love him for his humour". Harry Enfield, "Foreword", The Hoffnung Companion to Music, 2000. Original drawing (72 x 103 mm) on thick paper (170 x 248 mm). Drawn in pen and ink, signed with initial lower right ("H."), title below mount ("The real pony fans are small girls"). Mounted, framed, and glazed (framed size 265 x 334 mm). Some minor toning in lower right corner.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. "FROG IN THE THROAT, I THOUGHT AS MUCH." Original work on paper, pen and ink and colours signed by Hoffnung. Caption top right hand corner in hand of Huffnung 'Frog in the throat I thought as much'. Framed and glazed 20 x 16 ins (40 x 50 cm). Signed by Author(s).